Why Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta are investing in nuclear power

Data centers around the world built by tech giants like Amazon , Microsoft , Meta , and Google are hungry not just for AI training sets, but for energy.

The Department of Energy estimates global electricity demand could rise from 1/3 to 3/4 by 2050 .

Data centers powering artificial intelligence and cloud computing will be among the biggest contributors to this growing demand.

SMRS don't operate much differently than traditional reactors, but efficiency gains they do offer will be important for intermittently scaling our energy future.

Right now, there are no SMRS operational in the US , and regulatory approval will remain a challenge for years to come.

Energy demand in US is expected to increase as much as 20% over the next decade .

Big Tech had to build out-of-the-box that they themselves had put themselves into.

Big Tech's ability to continue to scale and deliver better things for humanity is going to be underpinned by availability of energy.

With SMR set to come online in the twenty 30s and existing plants being revived for the first time in decades , tech is now leading the way.